Are your best maintenance professionals ready to retire? Do your younger people need to work smarter not harder? In General breakdowns are 5 to 10 times more expensive that preventing it in the first place. My new book 5 Steps to a World Class Maintenance Organization is in final proof Here are some highlights […]
Step 1: Rank your Equipment and collect some simple data. Step 2: Control your critical spare parts. Step 3 Stop Wasted PMs Step 4 Focused Improvement Events Set up an event with one of your most critical pieces of equipment. Who should be the Players in your focused improvement event? Maintenance Personnel , Operations Management, Operators, […]
Step 1: Rank your Equipment and collect some simple data. Step 2: Control your critical spare parts. Step 3 Stop Wasted PMs Typically 50% of PM’s are wasted. An example would be doing a PM in an electrical panel, the goal is to tighten the 100 or so connections, typically 1 or 2 will need […]
Step 1: Rank your Equipment and collect some simple data. Step 2: Control your critical spare parts. Use these questions to decide what is critical. Is the item obsolete or likely to be obsolete in 6 months? Can you use something else that you have in stock as a substitute? Can […]
Yes it can… Try spending the money you save from a good air leak survey on some tools to keep you out of the breakdown mode. Scenario #1 200 HP of compressed air, 100 HP full time and 100 HP as backup. house pressure is 107 to maintain 100 PSI throughout the system. […]
Compressed air leaks, and inefficient blow offs can waste thousands of dollars of electricity each year. This affects your companies production costs and bottom line. What are the 6 steps to optimize your compressed air system? Determine the main compressed air users in your facility Find and fix the air leaks with […]
Step One: It’s the same for big companies or smaller ones, you need to figure out where you are and what your up against. If you have only one maintenance professional that does the facility and all the equipment but only when it breaks down the issues are the same. You must start with […]
Planning a June 2016 release of my new E Book called “5 Steps to a World Class Maintenance Organization” This is designed for the smaller manufacturer with a maintenance group of one or a few who do it all, including building and equipment maintenance. Are your best Maintenance People getting ready to retire? Do your […]
Greetings, Attended a terrific meeting in North Haven at the Energize CT Center finding out how to better save energy in 2016. Kevin Vidmar from Loureiro Engineer Associates spoke. Terrific presentation on energy systems, including; Lighting, Motors, Compressed Air, Dust Collection, HVAC, and Office Equipment. We started by understanding conservation vs efficiency. Basically shut it off whenever […]